NBE - Practice 1 Flashcards
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Distention of the body tissues is a complication of
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Anasarca
2
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Which of the following is the most reliable sign of fluid distribution in any region of the body surface?
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Color change
3
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In which of the following cases will decomposition develop most rapidly?
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Edematous cases
4
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The right common carotid artery begins at the level of the
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Sternoclavicular articulation
5
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If the lips will not stay closed during the embalming operation, they may be held in position by means of
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Wet cotton strips, petroleum jelly, and sutures
6
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How much of a 16 index fluid will it take to make 2 gallons of a 1.5% solution?
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24 oz
7
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The decomposition of protein by the action of aerobic bacteria is
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Decay
8
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What substance undergoes the fermentation process?
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Carbohydrates
9
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What is the purpose of adding Oil of Wintergreen to an embalming fluid?
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It can act as a perfuming agent
10
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Which of these incisions is located along the superior border of the medial one-third of the clavicle?
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Supraclavicular incision
11
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An instrument which may be used to guide an arterial or vein tube into a vessel is the
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Groove director
12
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Which condition is associated with antemortem edema?
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Alcoholism
13
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Which of these would be the last to decompose?
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Non-pregnant uterus
14
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According to the nine region plan, what abdominal region is superior and lateral to the umbilical region?
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Hypochondriac
15
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Which of these devices found in the preparation room uses water pressure to create a vacuum?
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Hydroaspirator
16
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What should the relative temperature of the primary dilution water be to embalm a severely dehydrated case?
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Cold
17
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The temporary rise in body temperature after death is called:
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Postmortem caloricity
18
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A discoloration that appears on the body during life is considered
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Ante mortem
19
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Chemical additives that act as moisture retainers in the tissue are termed
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Humectants
20
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The post mortem evacuation of any substance from any external orifice of the body due to internal and/or external pressure is
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Purge
21
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Which of the following muscles is injected with a hypodermic injection of cavity fluid to reinforce mouth closure?
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Masseter
22
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Vascular embalming fluids are injected into the
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Arterial system
23
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The escape of blood serum from an intravascular to an extravascular location is
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Agonal edema.
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What is hydrogen peroxide used for in the preparation of a dead body?
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It can be used as a topical bleach and disinfectant of the body
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Which of the following organs is NOT involved in the tripod of life?
Kidney
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What type of autopsy involves the post mortem examination of the brain only?
Cranial Autopsy
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Which of the following treatments would NOT be recommended for the treatment of intravascular difficulties?
High pressure injection
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The separation of body compounds into simpler substances is called
Decomposition
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The amount of HCHO (formaldehyde) measured in grams dissolved in 100 ml. of water refers to
Index
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Which of these is considered to be the most important aspect of the embalming operation for the safety of the public at visitation?
The disinfection of the body
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A delicate instrument for detecting almost inaudible heart sounds is
The stethoscope
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The initial color change of decomposing tissue is
Yellow-green
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The study of death is
Thanatology
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Which of the following would NOT be a condition that predisposes purge?
Arthritis
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What type of solutions can be placed on opposite sides of a semi-permeable membrane without either solution attracting solvent from the other solution across the membrane?
Isotonic solutions
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When embalming the autopsy case, which of the following would be utilized to inject the lower right extremity?
Right common iliac
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Which chemical agents in arterial fluids prevent the thickening of blood ?
Anticoagulants
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Distention of the body tissue is a complication of
Anasarca
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What is the purpose of adding eosin and erythrosine to arterial fluid?
They impart a color to the tissue
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Through the center of the femoral triangle bordered laterally by the sartorius muscle and medially by the adductor longus muscle, is the anatomical guide for the ___________ artery.
Femoral
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Generalized edema is referred to as
Anasarca
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A secondary dilution as related to the embalming operation
Is caused by blood and lymph
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In cases where death is accompanied by high fever
Drainage is usually a problem due to increased blood viscosity
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Addison's Disease generally results in which kind of a discoloration?
Bronze
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Separation of the dermis and the epidermis after death is called
Desquamation
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The most positive sign of death is
Generalized decomposition
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What is the location of the femoral vein in relation to the femoral artery?
The vein lies medial and deep
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The arterial injection of a jaundice case with normal arterial fluid will likely cause which kind of a discoloration?
Green
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The common carotid arteries bifurcate into the internal carotid and external carotid at the level of the ___.
Superior border of the thyroid cartilage
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Chemicals that are added to arterial fluids to meet the varying demands of embalming difficult cases are
Modifying agents
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The method of creating injection pressure that incorporates air being forced under pressure into the fluid chamber to displace the embalming fluid into the body is
Air pressure
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Which of these conditions may affect the pressure at which arterial fluid must be injected to overcome the initial resistance?
Rigor Mortis
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Which of the following factors is NOT encountered in every dead human body?
Extravascular factors
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Extravascular factors
Hematoma
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What is the purpose of formaldehyde in embalming fluids?
It acts as a preservative
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The linear guide for the popliteal artery is from the
Center of the popliteal space parallel to the long axis of the lower extremity
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On the surface of the forearm from the center of the antecubital fossa to a point between the fourth and fifth fingers is the linear guide for the
Ulnar artery
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Death beginning at the brain is termed
Coma
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The facial marking that is present at birth is said to be
Natural
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Which of the following would NOT be used as an effective restorative treatment to minimize prognathism?
A cavity fluid compress
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Another term for the intensity or value of a hue is
Brilliance
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Of the following bones of the head, which is not considered significant for the purposes of restorative art?
Sphenoid
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When applying cosmetics to the deceased for viewing, it is always better to work from ___________ toward ___________.
Light - dark
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Pigment color theory that employs the color wheel is the
Prang system
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Warm hues make objects appear to
Advance
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Corrective cosmetizing on a “Diamond” shaped face- Cheeks are the widest part of the face- would involve which of the following?
Lighten sides of forehead, temples and jaw line. Darken cheeks.
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Which of the following is NOT a method of replicating pores?
Moist ligature
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The bony structures that create the widest part of the face are the
Zygomatic arches
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Draws the eyebrows inferiorly and medially, as in frowning
Corrugator
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A short, broad, flattened nose is identified as
Platyrrhine
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Wrinkles the skin of the neck and chest. Also depresses the mandible and anguli oris, as in pouting
Platysma
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Which of the following is an external bone of the cranium?
The occipital bone
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Dimples can be identified in form as both round and
Vertical
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Draws the upper lip posteriorly, superiorly, and laterally as in smiling or laughing.
Zygomaticus major
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Closes the lips. Compresses lips against teeth. Shapes lips during speech
Orbicularis oris
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Purple is an equal mixture of
Blue and red
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Removal of the skin caused by friction against a firm object or surface results in
An abrasion
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Wrinkled eyelids caused by reduction of swelling can be treated by
Waxing
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A vertical forehead and a chin that recedes from the projection of the upper lip characterize a facial profile as
Balanced-convex
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Which of the following conditions requiring restoration would most likely be a direct result of disease?
Surface lesions
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This facial muscle depresses the lower lip inferiorly and slightly lateral. Sometimes referred to as the Quadratus
Depressor labii inferioris
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The need for a cosmetic undercoat in burn cases depends on the
Darkness of the discoloration
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Which of the following is named for its characteristics chewing action?
The masseter muscle
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The effect of putting a white or very light cosmetic on the ears would make the face look
Wider
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The foramen magnum is an opening in the
Occipital bone
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The most common frontal view head shape is
Oval
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Tissue to be restored with wax must be firm and dry because
Wax will not easily adhere to moist surfaces
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When injecting liquid tissue builder
The tissue builder should be injected as the needle is withdrawn
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When positioning the body on the table prior to embalming, the operator, thinking of how the body will look in the casket, ____________ for proper viewing
Turns the head 15* to the right
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What is the width of the face if the eye measure one inch from the inner to outer canthus?
Five inches
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Raises the upper eyelid
Levator palpebrae superioris
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Which suture, because it is the least visible, is best used on an area which will be seen during visitation?
Intradermal
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There is an article of clothing for a female member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, who has completed the Temple Ordinance, which has been made optional in a recent change in Church policy. That item which is not mandatory in the way it is worn now is ___.
The veil
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An embalmed and casketed body shows signs of swelling, some discoloration, odor, and crepitation. This condition is likely ___.
Tissue gas
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An unembalmed body which is kept in refrigeration for several days prior to visitation is likely to exhibit ___
Dehydration of surface tissues
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After a burial is completed, the burial/transit permit is permanently filed with ___
The registrar of the district where burial occurred
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In the United States most Muslims are buried in caskets. In this case, how is the body positioned?
On the right side
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Select the correct statement about cremation and pacemakers.
The funeral home may legally charge an extra fee for pacemaker removal
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Which of these statements is correct about the package called Forwarding Remains to Another Funeral Home? No public services are to be held at the shipping funeral home.
Ethically, the receiving funeral home should sell the casket
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Members of the Masonic Lodge will generally be laid out in the casket wearing a __________ apron.
White
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The item which the funeral home must supply for a funeral in a Roman Catholic church is ___.
A church truck
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The completed death certificate is filed on a permanent basis with the registrar of the district ___
Where death occurred
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When a funeral director states that at this funeral home every body that has an open casket visitation MUST be embalmed, this is a ___.
Funeral home policy
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In a funeral for a member of which of the following religions would you most likely find a Mogen David on the foot end of the casket?
Jewish
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Select the item which is included in Direct Burial package as required by FTC funeral rule
Arranging for final disposition
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What is the maximum width casket that will fit in a standard vault?
30 inches
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During the removal of the deceased, as soon as identity has been established, the funeral director should:
Apply identification bracelets to wrist and ankle
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The facility at a cemetery where bodies may be stored during the winter pending burial once the ground thaws is called ___
Receiving vault
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A sprig of Acacia placed in the casket would be appropriate for members of which of the following fraternal organizations?
Masonic Lodge
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The funeral director may properly claim that embalming will preserve the body ___
Through the funeral period
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The party responsible for dressing an Orthodox Jewish decedent in the burial shroud is ___
Chevra Kadisha
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A method which can prevent oral purge when shipping by air is to___
Pack orophayrnx with absorbent powder and cotton
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Select the correct statement regarding the removal of a pacemaker prior to cremation.
Any fee for pacemaker removal by the funeral home must appear on the GPL
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Members of which of the following organizations will be laid out in their casket wearing a lambskin or white leather apron?
Masonic Lodge
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Which of these conditions can be best corrected by reaspirating the body cavities?
Oral purge
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The lowest level of permission which is sufficient to allow embalming to occur is ___
Verbal permission
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Three of these signs exhibited by an embalmed and casketed body can be reduced or eliminated by reaspiration. The one that will only respond to a different treatment is ___
Desquamation
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A transfer container with a wooden base or tray with a cardboard cover to protect a casket when shipped by common carrier is the description of ___
Air tray
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The type of container which is used for Orthodox Jewish burial is called ___
An aron
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The environmental conditions which are best for long term storage (3 months until Spring burial) of a body are ___.
Cool and dry
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When a burial in a cemetery follows a funeral at a religious institution, this burial is classified as ____
Final disposition
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The shroud in which Muslims are buried is called a ___
Kafan
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Males of this religious denomination may be expected to be dressed in white trousers, a white shirt, and white vest.
Amish
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I am a fibrous connective tissue that attaches your muscles to your bones or other structures and I help give it the ability to move. What am I?
Tendon
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A malignant tumor of the skin could be which one of the following?
Epithelioma
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This cell transmits a stimulus such as heat, cold and touch towards the central nervous system:
Sensory neurons
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A free-flowing particle in the blood is called a(n)
Embolus
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The prefix “sarco” means
Flesh
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Herpes simplex II virus blisters occurring on genitals and/or surrounding areas is called
Genital herpes
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Inflammation of the rectum is called
Proctitis
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The prefix “myelo” means
Spinal cord
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A foreign object moving within the blood stream is called a(n) ___
Embolism
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The causative organism in primary atypical pneumonia is:
Mycoplasma
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Which of the following is true of a carrier?
-may have never had the disease that is being carried
-may have had the disease and recovered
-exhibits no symptoms of the disease
135
The causative agent of typhus fever is a
Rickettsia
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The spread of microorganisms from host to host by food, milk and water is what mode of transmission?
Indirect contact
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Those eukaryotic, true-fungi that reproduce by budding are called
Yeasts
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Which of these is primarily bacteriostatic in its action?
Cold
139
Puerperal sepsis is commonly referred to as
Childbed fever
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What part of the body is affected by encephalitis?
The brain
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What type of immunity is passed from the mother to the fetus?
Natural passive immunity
142
Which of the following yields both metallic and non-metallic ions in solution?
A salt
143
Which of the following names is a synonym for the compound called phenol?
Carbolic acid
144
The partial oxidation of a primary alcohol yields
An aldehyde
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A solution containing a relatively large amount of solute is
Concentrated
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The shrinking of blood cells in a hypertonic salt solution is called
Crenation
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These compounds break down large fat globules into small droplets to increase the surface area of the fat so that it can be more easily digested or washed away.
Emulsifying agents
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Which of the following would NOT be found in a pre-injection fluid?
A high concentration of formaldehyde
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Which of the following solutions contain the most solute per-volume of solvent?
Supersaturated
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Which of the following are used as vehicles in embalming fluids:
CH₃OH
H₂O
